Medical and Dental Space Planning is an indispensable guide to the myriad of details that make a medical or dental practice efficient and productive. The unique needs of more than thirty specialties, as well as primary care, are explained in the context of new technology and the many regulatory and compliance issues influencing design.

Medical clinic design, holistic healthcare and creative interior architecture are a trifecta in creating a patient experience that closely aligns with founder Dr. Susan Wilder’s expectations. The level of comfort and amenities for staff and patients is exceptional. (more…)

One doesn’t usually experience a healing environment in the waiting area of an emergency room, yet this is often a patient’s first impression of the hospital. For many it is the design of the hospital’s “front door” because an increasing number of hospital admissions come through the emergency department.

In this research-based facility, numerous amenities have been provided to reduce stress and create positive patient experiences.

The focus on holistic wellness generated a healthcare design concept that was relevant both thematically and as an organizational component of the space plan. Four rotundas or nodes, each with a large light well/skylight to draw light into the core of the medical clinic express the body, heart, mind, or spirit—principal constructs of holistic healing.

Another feature of the space plan is the ability of caregivers to circulate within and access care suites from “off-stage” corridors. This provides more privacy for staff and prevents patients from overhearing conversations. In turn, patient privacy and dignity are paramount in this medical clinic design which employs all possible measures to assure acoustic integrity.

We appreciate everyone for reading the Hospital Design Blog and would like to tell you about the launch of a new interior design resource called the Healthcare Design Blog. On this blog, expert healthcare interior designer Jain Malkin and her associates including, Christie Mayer and Michele Woodard will be posting entries about a variety of topics within the healthcare design industry.

The topics for the new blog include organizing healthcare design team meetings, specialized furniture and paint for hospitals, exam room design and other facets of the healthcare design world. We invite you to check out the Healthcare Design Blog.+JainMalkin